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against the house; it would not be attached to the house. It will be made from standard stock pressure treated wood with stock railings around the deck and stock hand rails along the steps. See site plan and photographs #3-6 STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Reading was waived by President Klusczinski. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of items 1-3. The shed and deck will not be visible from the street since the house sits on a higher elevation than the side walk and both of these items will be in the rear of the house. The standard four foot picket fence along the side of the house would not be very noticeable from the street given the higher elevation. Catherine Hostetler read an e-mail from the homeowner in England authorizing Pat' Kepschull, his mother, to represent him on this and future projects. The Commissioners and Ms. Kepschull then discussed the details of the three components of the COA. On a motion by Lynn Patrick with a second by Linda Riley the Commission voted 7-0 in favor of COA#2008-100913 as submitted. LANDMARKS: The Commissioners discussed the letter written by Diane Wrobel- Illes requesting that the HPC consider land -marking the home at 53081 Olive Road which is next to her land -marked home. It was decided that the Commission not entertain land -marking at this juncture but that it would remain open to discussion with Diane Wrobel-Illes and other interested parties. Lynn Patrick volunteered to contact Diane Wrobel-Illes. REGULAR BUSINESS: The minutes for the Septmeber15, 2008 meeting were unanimously approved on a motion by Todd Zeiger with a second by David Sassano. Catherine Hostetler and Larry Meteiver were requested to continue to work on reducing the time staff spent on the Minutes by reducing the amount of verbatim content. The Treasurer's Report aka Department Location Report was accepted. In response to the Commissioners' inquiry concerning the on-going 2009 budget process for the department, Catherine Hostetler distributed the October 16, 2008 Memo from Mark Dobson, President of the County Commissioners. The text is attached as Exhibit A. President Klusczinski opined that now would be a good time to forge partnerships to highlight the City and County for Heritage Tourism under the Preserve America programs since the return is $19.00 for every $1.00 invested. He also wished to have the tenures of retired Commissioners Choitz and Ujdak recognized. The Director's Report was submitted. The text is attached as Exhibit B. In response to an inquiry concerning Monroe School David Sassano, Architectural Historian, reported that he had met with Ken Hebard and requested photographs of the slate roof for analysis by an expert in Pennsylvania. He gave his opinion as to the pros and cons of the various options for the slate roof repair and replacement. 3